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jobs here at home and in the prosperity of our people, as we build our infrastructure and reduce the deficit. we must ensure that innovation rests at the heart of our success, that we remain first in science, technology, engineering and energy, that we educate and prepare our young people for the opportunities of tomorrow, and when we "make it in america" all of america's families can make it in america. [applause] the strength of our democracy also demands that we restore the confidence of the american people in our political process. we must empower the voters, we must remove obstacles of participation in our democracy for all americans. we must increase the level of civility and reduce the role of money in our elections. when we do, when we do we will elect more women, more minorities, more young people to public office and that's a good thing. the american people are what make our country great. by and large the united states is a nation of immigrants -- built, enriched, and strengthened by men, women, and children who share our patriotism and seek the american dream. the strength of our
jobs here at home and in the prosperity of our people, as we build our infrastructure and reduce the deficit. we must ensure that innovation rests at the heart of our success, that we remain first in science, technology, engineering and energy, that we educate and prepare our young people for the opportunities of tomorrow, and when we "make it in america" all of america's families can make it in america. [applause] the strength of our democracy also demands that we restore the...
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we have cut the deficit in half since i took office. the deficit is coming down faster than any time in the last 50 years. america's poised to become the number one energy producer in the world this year. this year for the first time in a very long time we are producing more oil than we are importing. so we got a lot of good things going for us, but the uncertainty caused by just one week of this nonsense so far has caused businesses to reconsider spending and hiring. you have seen consumer confidence plunge to the lowest level since 2008. you have seen mortgages held up by thousands of home buyers who aren't sure about the economic situation out there. and all this adds to our deficits. it doesn't subtract from it. so we can't afford these manufactured crises every few months. as i said, this one isn't even about deficits or spending or budgets. our deficits are falling at the fastest pace in 60 years. the budget that the senate passed is at republican spending levels. it's their budget. the democrats were willing to youput votes on to
we have cut the deficit in half since i took office. the deficit is coming down faster than any time in the last 50 years. america's poised to become the number one energy producer in the world this year. this year for the first time in a very long time we are producing more oil than we are importing. so we got a lot of good things going for us, but the uncertainty caused by just one week of this nonsense so far has caused businesses to reconsider spending and hiring. you have seen consumer...
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both sides need to work together and fashion a compromise that deals with our deficit and our debt. you will have to look at all of these areas. i will criticize my own party. there's plenty of criticism on the upper side -- on the other side. there are bills that are going through congress now. all of the appropriations bills come in at the sequester level or less except for one bill -- the defense bill. but comes in above the sequester level. you cannot have it both ways. you cannot say you want to cut federal spending and when it comes to defense, you will not cut their. you cannot ignore the law and keep spending. the two sides need to come together. social security, medicare, medicaid, defense. the fifth-largest area is interest on the debt. if interest rates went up, the debt because him is equivalent to defense spending. you could run into a situation where interest on the debt is -- per year. >> we are selling off our assets. we sold off to foreign countries. we have sold to the chinese. what we're doing quietly is selling off the assets of the united states to the highest b
both sides need to work together and fashion a compromise that deals with our deficit and our debt. you will have to look at all of these areas. i will criticize my own party. there's plenty of criticism on the upper side -- on the other side. there are bills that are going through congress now. all of the appropriations bills come in at the sequester level or less except for one bill -- the defense bill. but comes in above the sequester level. you cannot have it both ways. you cannot say you...
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to pursue one kind of deficit reduction. you would not be allowed to both do targeted cuts which we should do and cuts to tax breaks. we talked about big oil company subsidies. you've got big wall street hedge fund owners who get a much lower tax rate than the ordinary americans. under this legislation, you couldn't reduce the deficit by one penny by closing some of the tax breaks. >> absolutely. in this nation, one percent of the people in this country have hijacked the middle class. that is what my colleagues on the democrat side are trying to do -- that is increase the middle class and widen it so this nation could go forward. i don't imagine that harry reid will let it reach the pilot his desk. i think it is important for the people to know that a partial list of bipartisan budget negotiations since 2010 -- there have been commissions that people forget. the cantor-biden talks, the obama-boehner debt ceiling negotiations, the gang of six talks, the supercommittee, the obama fiscal cliff stalks. every one of them went now
to pursue one kind of deficit reduction. you would not be allowed to both do targeted cuts which we should do and cuts to tax breaks. we talked about big oil company subsidies. you've got big wall street hedge fund owners who get a much lower tax rate than the ordinary americans. under this legislation, you couldn't reduce the deficit by one penny by closing some of the tax breaks. >> absolutely. in this nation, one percent of the people in this country have hijacked the middle class....
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now, the same is true for any deficit -- future deficit agreement. obviously we are going to have to do more to reduce our debt and our deficit. i am willing to do more. he already has done substantial. but it's going to have to be balanced. we're going to have to do it in a balanced way. and then he talks about the need to address medicare. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. mr. camp: thank you. i yield myself such times at i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. camp: we've heard some talk about what does the fiscal cliff mean and i would say that i agree with my friend from maryland. that if we didn't address the fiscal cliff issue, every single american would see a tax increase. and it would be a big tax increase. it would be the biggest tax increase in the history of the country. so that's why it's so important we're here tonight, acting in a permanent way, and i would say all also to my friend from michigan, he's corrected, this is a permanent tax po
now, the same is true for any deficit -- future deficit agreement. obviously we are going to have to do more to reduce our debt and our deficit. i am willing to do more. he already has done substantial. but it's going to have to be balanced. we're going to have to do it in a balanced way. and then he talks about the need to address medicare. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. mr. camp: thank you. i yield myself such times at i may...
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only the bipartisan simpson-bowles recommendation will be ever solve the drivers of our deficits. we have put these tough but important reforms off far too long. to my colleagues in the congress, and to president obama who think they are winning at this particular moment, we would do well to remember the words of napoleon bone part and speaking of the changing nature of public opinion. napoleon said, the crowd which follows me with adulation would run with the same eagerness were it marching to the guillotine. i return again to the sentiments of scripture, we have been given a great trust and it is demanded of us to come together to solve these problems. it is time to show some humility. it is time to govern. let's get the government back opened, ensure we don't defult on our debt, and then commit ourselves to curbing unsustainable entitlement spending. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. bera, for five minutes. mr. bera: thank you, mr. speaker. day number 14, mr. speaker, today is the 14th day of th
only the bipartisan simpson-bowles recommendation will be ever solve the drivers of our deficits. we have put these tough but important reforms off far too long. to my colleagues in the congress, and to president obama who think they are winning at this particular moment, we would do well to remember the words of napoleon bone part and speaking of the changing nature of public opinion. napoleon said, the crowd which follows me with adulation would run with the same eagerness were it marching to...
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time to the deficit. as the president explains in the state of the union, the surest path to long-term prosperity is strengthen the middle class. this budget does that by zeroing in on three things, bringing more jobs to our shores, making sure american workers have skills needed to do those jobs and making sure hard work amounts to decent living. to generate more jobs in the united states, we focus on growing our economy by making it more compel tive. the budget launches advanced manufacturing hubs around the country, invests in research and technology and cuts red trape to expand domestic energy production including clean energy and natural gas. it also puts people to work right away, preparing tee dear rating roads, railways, bridgets and airports so our economy can compete in the future. we made considerable headway over the last few years to improve education and worker training and can go further by helping students acquire skills today's economy demands. that means joining with w states to give eve
time to the deficit. as the president explains in the state of the union, the surest path to long-term prosperity is strengthen the middle class. this budget does that by zeroing in on three things, bringing more jobs to our shores, making sure american workers have skills needed to do those jobs and making sure hard work amounts to decent living. to generate more jobs in the united states, we focus on growing our economy by making it more compel tive. the budget launches advanced manufacturing...
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the affordable care act is a deficit reducer. it would be important to the present to ensure that principle is maintained regardless of the proposals that are put forward. >> the white house was happy about john boehner's position to show but the white house with 18 republicans. it seems like he was one of the most productive meetings that has happened since the shutdown. do you regret this. >> we do not require -- would not regret it. our position was we regret it every member of the house wasn't able to come. as ay because it is speaker of the house has noted, a diverse bunch, with sometimes conflicting opinions about policy and the president. it would have been useful for everyone to have a face-to-face conversation. having said that, we have that view. it is the case that yesterday's conversation with that subset of the house republican conference believetructive, and we it is the right thing to do as we continue to have talks. >> you said republicans suddenly seem to have come around to the view that the threat of default is
the affordable care act is a deficit reducer. it would be important to the present to ensure that principle is maintained regardless of the proposals that are put forward. >> the white house was happy about john boehner's position to show but the white house with 18 republicans. it seems like he was one of the most productive meetings that has happened since the shutdown. do you regret this. >> we do not require -- would not regret it. our position was we regret it every member of...
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the innovation deficit long term is just as important as the budget deficit. but what is says is we will lose our advantage and someone else will give which will then determine economic success in the future. we just won a bunch of nobel prizes this weekend last. most of those prizes, as has been the case for some time now, are awarded to american researchers and frankly to researchers born in other countries pinot work at our universities. how much longer is that going to go on if we continue the innovation deficit and is investing in research and other countries that have seen as their long-term goal. we need to fix this problem and fix it quickly and stop the crisis management and get on to thinking about the long-term investments, the only thing that will lead to long-term success for this country. thank you. the president and ceo of research america. >> thank you. everyone who has spoken already. research america is an alliance of patient groups, academic institutions, business and industry, and scientific and medical societies. well over 100 million amer
the innovation deficit long term is just as important as the budget deficit. but what is says is we will lose our advantage and someone else will give which will then determine economic success in the future. we just won a bunch of nobel prizes this weekend last. most of those prizes, as has been the case for some time now, are awarded to american researchers and frankly to researchers born in other countries pinot work at our universities. how much longer is that going to go on if we continue...
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they created eight debate about the deficit which was solved by economic growth. ofcollapsed, which kind proves that history repeats. it was farcical enough to make up for it. the green party made a smaller run. didn't make a difference in the 2000 election. didn't get any leverage out of that at all. they might have in past cycles, but this time it was led to a determination to destroy them. this is the context of what i want to say. i will be quick about it. ofre are lots about -- theoretical attempts to say why. it doesn't really work for this case because it doesn't seem to apply to anyone in canada or india. explain may be long-term why we don't have a multi-party system but he can , given that the republicans came out of nowhere to become dominant, the people's party became strong, it cannot explain why you don't get a short term disruptive upsurge of minor party activity. i think there are multiple causes. it gets harder and harder as time goes on. there is an interesting argument that with the adoption of the australian ballot at the end of the 19th centur
they created eight debate about the deficit which was solved by economic growth. ofcollapsed, which kind proves that history repeats. it was farcical enough to make up for it. the green party made a smaller run. didn't make a difference in the 2000 election. didn't get any leverage out of that at all. they might have in past cycles, but this time it was led to a determination to destroy them. this is the context of what i want to say. i will be quick about it. ofre are lots about -- theoretical...
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our deficit is down from $1.4 trillion. last year, the deficit was about $700 billion. we cut it in half. it's not enough. we need to do more. we cannot do more unless we do entitlement reform. over half of our spending is entitlement spending and we cannot do more unless we generate revenues. what we have here is a failure to communicate is part of our problem. we are talking past each other. i talked to people all the time and people have a lot of money and i say they will have to pay more taxes and they say i don't mind paying more taxes but don't waste my money. i don't want to waste their money either. none of us do. tom coburn used to be on this committee and i introduced legislation. it was not to hurt the least of these or the wealthiest of these to help everyone. everyone has gotten a letter from tom coburn to ask as a cosponsor and i hope you will join us. we held a hearing on monday this week on social security disability. no one wants to harm anyone on disability. one judge in west virginia approved 99.7% of the people who applied for social security disabil
our deficit is down from $1.4 trillion. last year, the deficit was about $700 billion. we cut it in half. it's not enough. we need to do more. we cannot do more unless we do entitlement reform. over half of our spending is entitlement spending and we cannot do more unless we generate revenues. what we have here is a failure to communicate is part of our problem. we are talking past each other. i talked to people all the time and people have a lot of money and i say they will have to pay more...
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here are the annual deficits from 20123 20/203 as a result of this deficit reduction. as you can see, in 2012, the deficit was 7% as a percent of the economy. the budget phases in deficit reduction to support the ongoing recovery and by 2016, the deficit is below 3%. 2% at 1.7%.is below 2023, a deficit 1.7%. as a result of the deficit reduction, that as a route -- a percentage of the economy is on a declining path. decliningg -- with deficits and declining debt, the budget achieves an important milestone of fiscal responsibility and sustainability. the budget reaches this important fiscal milestone while investing in the drivers of economic growth. in doing so, it demonstrates we do not have to choose between deficit reduction and economic growth. it shows we can do both. and indeed, we must do both. the country will not prosper if we have unsustainable deficits but it also will not prosper if our infrastructure is crumbling and our workers lack the skills to compete. through paid for initiatives like pre k for all, job training, and accelerated infrastructure investme
here are the annual deficits from 20123 20/203 as a result of this deficit reduction. as you can see, in 2012, the deficit was 7% as a percent of the economy. the budget phases in deficit reduction to support the ongoing recovery and by 2016, the deficit is below 3%. 2% at 1.7%.is below 2023, a deficit 1.7%. as a result of the deficit reduction, that as a route -- a percentage of the economy is on a declining path. decliningg -- with deficits and declining debt, the budget achieves an important...
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trade deficit, and in fact, we're going to be doing some today, an energy article looking at energy and u.s. trade over the course of the next few weeks, so keep your eye out for that. i mentioned that oil production is projected to reach the prior peak back in 1970, u.s. crude production reached 9.6 million barrels a day. we are going to touch that level or come very close to it by the end of this decade. i think it will plateau. the current forecast shows it coming down. it has a lot to do with the geology of shale oil resources and production. this is a significant increase actually from the 2013 aeo forecast, which had numbers well below this level. let me explain something that i'm actually very excited about. when we published the 2013 aeo, that was december a year ago. we had oil production data coming from our survey that at best in december -- i actually have to back up and say the models really got locked down around september. that meant we were working with numbers from june. in some cases, those numbers are really not complete and so you are working with data -- we were sta
trade deficit, and in fact, we're going to be doing some today, an energy article looking at energy and u.s. trade over the course of the next few weeks, so keep your eye out for that. i mentioned that oil production is projected to reach the prior peak back in 1970, u.s. crude production reached 9.6 million barrels a day. we are going to touch that level or come very close to it by the end of this decade. i think it will plateau. the current forecast shows it coming down. it has a lot to do...
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our deficit problems would not have impede growth. but at that time i think house republicans had just taken over. we don't have to compromise. and we came pretty close to default. we saw the impact of that. i would have thought that they would have learned the lesson from that as i did which is we can't put the american people and our economy through the wringer again. so that is the reason why i have been clear, we are not going to negotiate around the debt ceiling. that must be dealt with in a reasonable fashion. by the way, i often hear people say, well, and the past it has been done with all the time. the truth of the matter is if he looked at the history people posture frequently, but the way the debt ceiling often got past was used it the debt ceiling on to a budget negotiation once it was completed. people figure, i don't want to take a bunch of tough votes. and then let me do it all at once. but it was not a situation in which if i don't get what i want i am going to let as default. that is what has changed and is no real lea
our deficit problems would not have impede growth. but at that time i think house republicans had just taken over. we don't have to compromise. and we came pretty close to default. we saw the impact of that. i would have thought that they would have learned the lesson from that as i did which is we can't put the american people and our economy through the wringer again. so that is the reason why i have been clear, we are not going to negotiate around the debt ceiling. that must be dealt with in...
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the congressional budget office has said if you look at next year's deficit, 3/4 of next year's deficit is the result of high and employment. the economy is not a potential. lots of slack in the economy. so we need to do things to help the economy going. certainly do no harm, sore place the sequester, what should we act now to reduce the long-term deficit? yes. if you look at out years, especially because the demographic shifts, it will become unsustainable if we do not take action. but the president's budget gets the deficit down and to 1.7% of gdp 10 years from now, stabilize the debt, and can we do better? yes. but let me say this in closing. because of artificial budget rules we focus on 10 years. there is no magic in 10 years. somebody could have picked five years, 15 years. the real issue is to take actions now that phase in over a period of time in a steady, credible way. that would help us focus on the real issues. >> we do a budget every year. should it be every two years? >> first of all, we have not gotten a budget. >> we keep going. >> so in that sense -- i could support som
the congressional budget office has said if you look at next year's deficit, 3/4 of next year's deficit is the result of high and employment. the economy is not a potential. lots of slack in the economy. so we need to do things to help the economy going. certainly do no harm, sore place the sequester, what should we act now to reduce the long-term deficit? yes. if you look at out years, especially because the demographic shifts, it will become unsustainable if we do not take action. but the...
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some of that can be used for deficit reduction. would be a lot more appealing than other taxes or cuts in entitlements, those are very difficult measures. >> a cost to carbon, and the one of those proposals, do you think that happens during the second term of the obama administration? >> i hope it will. it is a long shot because of the opposition from some republicans. a secretary, secretary schulz, a secretary of state and economic adviser under nixon and reagan, he supported the idea of a tax. a lot of republicans said, let's tax carbon and use the tax money to reduce other taxes, like corporate taxes. let's do something to move the incentives away from adding more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. >> a democratic caller. >> good morning, c-span. the morning. that last caller, i am thankful for guys like you. i am appreciative. unfortunately, the message we are trying to get across is that global warming, how it affects the jet streams and the weather and how that intern causes climate change. the knuckle draggers you were ju
some of that can be used for deficit reduction. would be a lot more appealing than other taxes or cuts in entitlements, those are very difficult measures. >> a cost to carbon, and the one of those proposals, do you think that happens during the second term of the obama administration? >> i hope it will. it is a long shot because of the opposition from some republicans. a secretary, secretary schulz, a secretary of state and economic adviser under nixon and reagan, he supported the...
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., our deficit to g.d.p. down around 3%, which is the basis of all economists left, right and center all agree on the areas we can begin to grow as a country. and as my grandfather used to say with grace of god and goodwill of the neighbors, cooler heads will prevail now between now and the time we deal with the debt ceiling and we may meet the goal which we set out to do, which is to have roughly a $4 trillion cut over 10 years in the long-term deficit and to put us on that path. talk didn't come here to about any of those important subjects today, because as important as they all are today we have a more urgent and immediate call and that is how to deal with the epidemic of gun violence in america. you all know the statistics better than anyone so i'm not going to repeat them. on that score, i owe an incredible debt of gratitude to you at the head table and those of you in the room. i know we don't have unanimity in this ballroom nor do we in any ballroom, but we all acknowledge that we have to do something
., our deficit to g.d.p. down around 3%, which is the basis of all economists left, right and center all agree on the areas we can begin to grow as a country. and as my grandfather used to say with grace of god and goodwill of the neighbors, cooler heads will prevail now between now and the time we deal with the debt ceiling and we may meet the goal which we set out to do, which is to have roughly a $4 trillion cut over 10 years in the long-term deficit and to put us on that path. talk didn't...
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deficit reduction. you cannot talk about closing a tax loophole to help reduce the deficit. any is a farce by definition. i think the members of this committee know that. there are two sides to the equation when it comes to that. that has been the debate for years and years now. we have argued that we should reduce the long-term deficit to a combination of targeted, smart cut and cutting special interest tax rakes. tax breaks for high income individuals. we want to close special loopholes for hedge fund owners. but the way this is set up, you ofnot do that is part achieving deficit reduction. it is not listed among the things this committee can consider. that is a sham. when the republicans want to stop holding the full faith and hostage, wee u.s. would love to do what we have been trying to do, which is have a budget negotiation. that negotiation on the budget when it takes place cannot be done in a way that you eliminate one half of that deficit reduction. that maybe our colleagues would put some things that would provide a path forward. this is not it. the path forward is
deficit reduction. you cannot talk about closing a tax loophole to help reduce the deficit. any is a farce by definition. i think the members of this committee know that. there are two sides to the equation when it comes to that. that has been the debate for years and years now. we have argued that we should reduce the long-term deficit to a combination of targeted, smart cut and cutting special interest tax rakes. tax breaks for high income individuals. we want to close special loopholes for...
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we believe there's a better way to lower the deficit. but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes. the president's sequester should be replaced with spending cuts reforms that put us on a path that would balance the budget over next 10 years. the american people believe that the tax question have -- tax question has been settled. they know the president called for a balanced approach to the debt, a combination of revenues and spending cuts. and they know that he has done his revenue. the american people do not believe -- he has gotten his revenue. the american people do not believe that he will not get more revenue to lower the debt. the president does not believe we have a spending problem care he genuinely believes the government's spending causes economic growth. if that weren't true, the economy would be thriving. small businesses are struggling. middle-class families, those that are lucky enough to have a job, are living paycheck to paycheck. and president obama just insisted on raising their taxes
we believe there's a better way to lower the deficit. but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes. the president's sequester should be replaced with spending cuts reforms that put us on a path that would balance the budget over next 10 years. the american people believe that the tax question have -- tax question has been settled. they know the president called for a balanced approach to the debt, a combination of revenues and spending cuts. and they know that...
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the jobs deficit. rather than a budget that immediately makes that job deficit worse. unfortunately, this republican budget fails that the very simple task. the nonpartisan, independent congressional budget office has shown the approach taken in this budget will result in 750,000 fewer american jobs by the end of this calendar year. it will reduce economic growth this calendar year by one third. we cannot afford to do that. in analysis yesterday by the economic policy institute, by 2014, it will cost as 2 million jobs. the issue is not whether we should steadily reduce our long- term deficits but how we do it. we believe our budgets should be good friends for economic growth. we believe we should share responsibility for reducing the deficit, rather than providing tax breaks for the very wealthy while balancing the budget on the backs of the middle-class, on the backs of our kids education and by violating our commitments to seniors. this republican budget once again takes and it theological, uncomprom
the jobs deficit. rather than a budget that immediately makes that job deficit worse. unfortunately, this republican budget fails that the very simple task. the nonpartisan, independent congressional budget office has shown the approach taken in this budget will result in 750,000 fewer american jobs by the end of this calendar year. it will reduce economic growth this calendar year by one third. we cannot afford to do that. in analysis yesterday by the economic policy institute, by 2014, it...
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it doesn't grow the deficits by a single dime. it doesn't allow anybody to spend any new money whatsoever. it is not something that raises our debt. what it does is allow the u.s. treasury, the u.s. government, to pay the bills that congress has already racked up. i want you to think about this. if you go to a restaurant, you order a meal, you eat it, maybe you have some wine. maybe you have two glasses of wine. great meal. and then you look at the tab it is pretty expensive and you decide i'm not going to pay the bill. well, you are not saving money. you are not being frugal. you are just a deadbeat, right? if you buy a house and you decide this month i would rather go on vacation somewhere so i'm not going to pay my mortgage. you didn't just save yourself some money. you are just going to get foreclosed on. so you don't save money by not paying your bills. you don't reduce your debt by not paying your bills. all you are doing is making yourself unreliable and hurting your credit rating. and you will start getting those phone cal
it doesn't grow the deficits by a single dime. it doesn't allow anybody to spend any new money whatsoever. it is not something that raises our debt. what it does is allow the u.s. treasury, the u.s. government, to pay the bills that congress has already racked up. i want you to think about this. if you go to a restaurant, you order a meal, you eat it, maybe you have some wine. maybe you have two glasses of wine. great meal. and then you look at the tab it is pretty expensive and you decide i'm...
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has scored the immigration bill as reducing the deficit by almost $900 billion over the next 20 years. so if you're asking yourself right now, what is one of the most promising, bipartisan things we can do to reduce the long-term deficit, you should be supporting and actively fighting for passage of the comprehensive immigration reform that passed the united states senate. but obviously it's just also the right thing to do from a moral point of view. the president's mentioned the farm bill, where there's been bipartisan movement. you know, one of the other things that we talked about with the president quite a bit is understanding the ability of the president to get things done and have change even beyond legislation. now, legislatively, a couple of other things i mentioned, i think there's some bipartisan progress on patent reform, and trying to reduce the degree of abusive litigation that gets in the way of innovation. i think chairman goodlatte has shown leadership in getting -- in moving forward. -- in moving forward a bill that will probably still need some adjustments from his d
has scored the immigration bill as reducing the deficit by almost $900 billion over the next 20 years. so if you're asking yourself right now, what is one of the most promising, bipartisan things we can do to reduce the long-term deficit, you should be supporting and actively fighting for passage of the comprehensive immigration reform that passed the united states senate. but obviously it's just also the right thing to do from a moral point of view. the president's mentioned the farm bill,...
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deficits have been cut in half. so it can't be about deficits. and the affordable care act is not going to be stopped. so what is this all about? a temper tantrum? a childish way to handle a situation you're not happy about? let me tell you just so republicans who are listening to me know that i have served with five presidents since i came to washington, first as a house member and as a senator then representing the largest state in the union, the most fantastic state in the union, but that's just my personal view, california. five presidents, three republicans, two democrats. obviously, i didn't agree with these presidents all the time. sometimes i really disagreed with them, like over the iraq war and tax breaks for billionaires. both of those added mightily to the deficit. i opposed those. but i accepted the fact that all i could do was work to change things in a democratic way. try to pass legislation on those issues to bring the troops home, to make sure that everyone pays their fair share. i didn't -- i didn't win those issues. and we all
deficits have been cut in half. so it can't be about deficits. and the affordable care act is not going to be stopped. so what is this all about? a temper tantrum? a childish way to handle a situation you're not happy about? let me tell you just so republicans who are listening to me know that i have served with five presidents since i came to washington, first as a house member and as a senator then representing the largest state in the union, the most fantastic state in the union, but that's...
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but what the american people want to see is affordable health care, the deficit paid off. we have the framework, the context to do it. let's get it done. let's not go after these people who are trying as hard as they can to get an act in front of the american people to allow them to get the healthcare coverage they need. it's a good thing for the american people and we should ing on it together, not fighting. >> i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you for being with us today. i'm concerned about the impact it's going to have on our hourly plofmentse there has been a discernable and dramatic shift from full time to part time work in recent months. schools, colleges and restaurants throughout my district in indiana have reported this to me. but this is not just anecdotele evidence i have. you look at the trends from the labor department. roughly 100,000 fewer americans are working full time. e june jobs report indicates 32,000 -- there has been an increase by 320,000 people of americans who want to work full time but can only find part-time work. what is driving th
but what the american people want to see is affordable health care, the deficit paid off. we have the framework, the context to do it. let's get it done. let's not go after these people who are trying as hard as they can to get an act in front of the american people to allow them to get the healthcare coverage they need. it's a good thing for the american people and we should ing on it together, not fighting. >> i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you for being with us...
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he's concerned about budget deficit, as we all are. it keeps changing. about -- he wants to talk about obama care or anything else, then we will do it. i put that in writing, had it hand-delivered to him. he said we would talk about agriculture, health care, domestic discretionary spending, military spending, anything he wants to talk about. we have been asking for a congress on a responsible budget for six months. on national tv the speaker said, chairman ryan and chairman mary have been working together for a long time. previously,dicated i said it is not factual. senator mary issued a statement. she said it was not true. they had a couple meetings, but they have not discussed anything of substance. they met, but they talked about nothing, not her budget or his budget. we are saying, simply reopen the we have said we will go to conference to talk about anything you want. he can't take yes for an answer. simply reopen the government. we will talk about anything you ant to talk about. we are not afraid to make compromises. republicans have a strange defi
he's concerned about budget deficit, as we all are. it keeps changing. about -- he wants to talk about obama care or anything else, then we will do it. i put that in writing, had it hand-delivered to him. he said we would talk about agriculture, health care, domestic discretionary spending, military spending, anything he wants to talk about. we have been asking for a congress on a responsible budget for six months. on national tv the speaker said, chairman ryan and chairman mary have been...
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it was another negotiation that resulted in the largest deficit reduction bill we have seen in the last 30 years. in 2010, what happened was a group of moderate democrats would not agree to raise the debt limit without a negotiation. there was a negotiation amongst democrats. the long and short of it is, there is going to be a negotiation here. we need to do something about what is driving us to our own -- driving us to borrow more money and live beyond our means. >> i would rather be 4000 miles away from here. this is the first time in 28 years i have not been in the bering sea in the month of october. i'm here on behalf of fishermen. i want to talk specifically about the impacts of my fisheries. -- i am here to talk specifically about the impacts on my fisheries. there's a lack of personal to perform routine, administrative functions. it will result in millions of lost revenue. the federal reserve program will be impacted the longer the shutdown continues. many fishermen coastal communities are facing tough times. this unnecessary shutdown may be the tipping point if the situation is
it was another negotiation that resulted in the largest deficit reduction bill we have seen in the last 30 years. in 2010, what happened was a group of moderate democrats would not agree to raise the debt limit without a negotiation. there was a negotiation amongst democrats. the long and short of it is, there is going to be a negotiation here. we need to do something about what is driving us to our own -- driving us to borrow more money and live beyond our means. >> i would rather be...
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to the debt, have these record deficits. we need to take action and yet it is a lot easier to talked about what needs to be done versus actually do the hard work of getting it done so the reason that we find ourselves where we are right now, because these are politically difficult decisions that we have to make. it means that we are not going to be able to just continue the current pact that america hth t been spending beyond its means paula for many years. we can't continue down this path. it is impacting our economy, our military, our readiness, impact our children and the country ago to inherit, whether america is going to be strong. the reason it is difficult right now is these are difficult decisions we have to make. forming programs and reducing spending at the federal level. it needs to happen. there is a tug-of-war right now between what is politically popular versus what is -- what really needs to happen. >> host: some quick item is a. this location, part of the original capital, your office. >> guest: this wall rig
to the debt, have these record deficits. we need to take action and yet it is a lot easier to talked about what needs to be done versus actually do the hard work of getting it done so the reason that we find ourselves where we are right now, because these are politically difficult decisions that we have to make. it means that we are not going to be able to just continue the current pact that america hth t been spending beyond its means paula for many years. we can't continue down this path. it...
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in cuts from the deficit. we are making progress, and we can continue with our fragile economy to make more progress. this is not only unnecessary, but completely counterproductive in the direction and the past we're taking right now. >> a very quick point. some of the folks who are talking about how we must deal with the spending side of the question, versus revenue side, and i will be happy to provide you with this report. they may have not followed what has happened here over the last 10 or 12 years. there is substantial data that will tell you -- and this is just from the labor, health, education perspective, which is where i am the ranking member, although it has the broadest expense of programming after defense and the largest expanse of resources -- over the last 10 years -- there has been $12 billion in cuts to labor, education, and health programs. if you add what we cut to the budget control act, it is another $9 billion. this will be cut between now and 2021, 2022. if you add one year, it will be an
in cuts from the deficit. we are making progress, and we can continue with our fragile economy to make more progress. this is not only unnecessary, but completely counterproductive in the direction and the past we're taking right now. >> a very quick point. some of the folks who are talking about how we must deal with the spending side of the question, versus revenue side, and i will be happy to provide you with this report. they may have not followed what has happened here over the last...
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americans not paying all other bills that we owe on time increases borrowing costs which adds to our deficit. you know the american people's frustration with what goes on in this town has never been higher. that is not a surprise. american people are completely that the fed up with washington. a moment when our economic recovery demands more jobs, more momentum, we have got yet another self-inflicted crisis to set our economy back. for what? there was no economic rationale for all of this. >> as we wrap up our year in review series, a reminder that all of the programs we showed you in all of the video is available on our website at c- span.org. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> all this week, but tv is in prime time on c-span2, continuing tonight with memoirs and biographies, starting with malala yousafzai. -- yousef. and the life and opinions of gems for -- jane franklin. it is american, history tv, with 50th anniversary commemorations of three events. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, highlights from the august
americans not paying all other bills that we owe on time increases borrowing costs which adds to our deficit. you know the american people's frustration with what goes on in this town has never been higher. that is not a surprise. american people are completely that the fed up with washington. a moment when our economic recovery demands more jobs, more momentum, we have got yet another self-inflicted crisis to set our economy back. for what? there was no economic rationale for all of this....
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i think the deficit and the debt is a defining issue for my generation. i think i have an obligation to my kids and grandkids and americans i have never met something during my time in congress to get us on a path that lends itself where we are working to balancing the budget. i don't expect it to happen overnight, but i want to know there is a path that we are following that lends itself towards a brighter future for future generations of americans. the issue that i face in trying to resolve how we come to resolve this is, what moments of leverage do we ever have in congress? what is the moment in which we are so worried that texas is going to laugh at us that we do something? we don't do things unless there is this moment that we come together, fearing more dramatic consequences, to force us to do things that apparently we are never willing to do on our own. we ought not be having this debate about raising the debt ceiling. except, we never have a serious debate or any resolution of how we solve our deficit problem in the absence of these moments. do yo
i think the deficit and the debt is a defining issue for my generation. i think i have an obligation to my kids and grandkids and americans i have never met something during my time in congress to get us on a path that lends itself where we are working to balancing the budget. i don't expect it to happen overnight, but i want to know there is a path that we are following that lends itself towards a brighter future for future generations of americans. the issue that i face in trying to resolve...
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when we're spending our time here talking about the deficit stuff and raising the deficit we are simply saying to the world, for the first time america is not going pay its debts. my question to you, mr. johnson is this, if this was such a good idea, why haven't we done it before? we could have saved a lot of money by not paying our debts. why did we suddenly decide this the s the time to do it? give me the understanding so the american people can understand after all of these years under the first world war i voted under president bush, both of them to raise the debt limit. but now we're going to stop paying. please tell me why they're doing this? >> congressman, it's not a good idea and it was not the way policy was run. go back to 1789, after the restructuring of debt which alexander hamilton began fiscal government in this country. it took a long time to convince the world that the u.s. was the safest place to put your reserve assets or your rainy day money. it was a great achievement but now it is being thrown away for what i presume some negotiating purposes which makes no sense.
when we're spending our time here talking about the deficit stuff and raising the deficit we are simply saying to the world, for the first time america is not going pay its debts. my question to you, mr. johnson is this, if this was such a good idea, why haven't we done it before? we could have saved a lot of money by not paying our debts. why did we suddenly decide this the s the time to do it? give me the understanding so the american people can understand after all of these years under the...
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] [applause] [applause] >> former senators kent conrad and judd gregg lead a discussion on debt and deficit issues like it 8:30 a.m. here on c-span 2. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, new immigration legislation, live from the national press club on c-span 2. >> why did you write a book about your experience? >> it was an important part of history. i felt the fdic perspective should be brought to bear. there had been some other accounts of the crisis that i thought were not completely accurate, especially in terms of what we did and what i did so with the was important for a historical record to present our perspective and also, currently, for people to understand that there were different policy choices, a different policy options and disagreements and that if we want to prevent this crisis from happening again, i really felt the public themselves need to engage more in financial reform and educate themselves better and make it an issue with their elected officials. i wanted to make the book accessible and i had recommendations to help them do that. >> the former head of the federal deposit insurance
] [applause] [applause] >> former senators kent conrad and judd gregg lead a discussion on debt and deficit issues like it 8:30 a.m. here on c-span 2. at 1:00 p.m. eastern, new immigration legislation, live from the national press club on c-span 2. >> why did you write a book about your experience? >> it was an important part of history. i felt the fdic perspective should be brought to bear. there had been some other accounts of the crisis that i thought were not completely...
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as a part of the deficit. that show the viewers what john boehner had to say yesterday when he was on abc this week. [video clip] >> the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limit . the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> under those circumstances, will you pass a clean -- down that not going path. how can you raise the debt limit and do nothing about the underlying problem? we have spent more than what we have brought in for 55 years. this year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country and yet we will still have a $700 billion budget deficit. futuresquandering the for our kids and grandkids by not dealing with this problem. david drucker is with us on the phone. what are republicans saying they want in exchange for raising the debt ceiling? question.s a good we are not sure yet. what they want are forms that would have to do with entitlements and spending, economic growth and other things . they are putting together
as a part of the deficit. that show the viewers what john boehner had to say yesterday when he was on abc this week. [video clip] >> the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limit . the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> under those circumstances, will you pass a clean -- down that not going path. how can you raise the debt limit and do nothing about the underlying problem? we have spent more than what we have brought in for 55 years....
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deficit reduction but you can't talk about closing a tax loophole to help reduce the deficit. that is a farce by any definition, mr. chairman and i think the members of this committee know that. there are two sides to the equation when it comes to the budget and deficit reduction. that has been the debate for years and years now. we've argued that we should reduce the long-term deficit through a combination of targeted and smart cuts, and, by cutting special interest tax breaks. tax breaks for very high-income individual. we say that you know, they should get the same level of deductions as middle income taxpayers. we warrant to close special interest tax breaks for hedge fund owners. but the way you set this up, you can't do that as part of a achieving deficit reduction. it's not listed among the things that this committee can consider. and mr. chairman, that is a sham as i said by any common sense definition. so look, when our republican colleagues want to stop holding the full faith and credit of the united states government hostage and when they want to stop holding the op
deficit reduction but you can't talk about closing a tax loophole to help reduce the deficit. that is a farce by any definition, mr. chairman and i think the members of this committee know that. there are two sides to the equation when it comes to the budget and deficit reduction. that has been the debate for years and years now. we've argued that we should reduce the long-term deficit through a combination of targeted and smart cuts, and, by cutting special interest tax breaks. tax breaks for...
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this leads to larger deficits and higher levels of debt. the recent increase in gasoline prices reflects the wider reframing margins and family budgets. inflation remains low overall. per the second half of 2012, the price rose at an annual rate of 1.5%, similar to the rate of increase in the first half of the year. measures of longer-term inflation expectations have remained in the narrow range over the past several years. against this backdrop, the f1c says it will likely run at or below the 2% objectives. with unemployment well above normal levels, progress toward maximum employment and price ability as required a highly accommodative monetary policy. under normal circumstance, monetary policy would be divided with reductions to the fun interest rates. however, the fed reserve has had to use alternative policy tools. these alternative tools have fallen into two categories. first, forward guidance regarding the f1c to anticipate a path for the fund rate. this rate reflects market -- the formulation of this guidance has evolved over time.
this leads to larger deficits and higher levels of debt. the recent increase in gasoline prices reflects the wider reframing margins and family budgets. inflation remains low overall. per the second half of 2012, the price rose at an annual rate of 1.5%, similar to the rate of increase in the first half of the year. measures of longer-term inflation expectations have remained in the narrow range over the past several years. against this backdrop, the f1c says it will likely run at or below the...
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with budget deficits in the u.s. and europe and japan, the traditional donors, there is a reflection on whether the aid budgets will even stay flat. countries have been cutting those. that really hurts low income countries. middle income countries like a lot ofey have got injustice because of what is not covered. yet in some ways because they are more open-minded they are trying different things. there will be good examples to come out of those countries, that even the rich countries should look at. what are the job categories, how do you measure outcomes? there are a lot of vibrancy there. high income countries are facing the same rate of increase, although we managed to be at a starting point of about 1.5 times worse than everyone else. i got pulled into health not because it is a big foundation priority, but at the state budget level where you have to or at least pretend the balance aren'tarly basis there some projects having to do with pensions that if they were in the private sector would be considered out and o
with budget deficits in the u.s. and europe and japan, the traditional donors, there is a reflection on whether the aid budgets will even stay flat. countries have been cutting those. that really hurts low income countries. middle income countries like a lot ofey have got injustice because of what is not covered. yet in some ways because they are more open-minded they are trying different things. there will be good examples to come out of those countries, that even the rich countries should...
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guest: you do not want united states to have a net trade deficit for a long time. sometimes, those things take a little while to come back in equilibrium. caller: we lost half a million jobs. you tried to buy furniture and other items in america. as you said, made in vietnam. on the other hand, we give 101 he billion dollars to the import-export bank to subsidize banks so they can build factories overseas so workers who are not almost nothing can be paid. then we have the president's head of the jobs council. where is the equity? where is the balance? there is never any balance. this is moving down to the lowest common labor standards in the world. guest: there is obviously a lot going on in that question. i have not found convincing evidence that it has itself been responsible for job loss. some argue the trade agreement produced jobs. there is no question there has been a decline in manufacturing jobs in the united states and trade is disruptive. there are winners and losers and it is why there is a program designed to help retrain workers and move them into area
guest: you do not want united states to have a net trade deficit for a long time. sometimes, those things take a little while to come back in equilibrium. caller: we lost half a million jobs. you tried to buy furniture and other items in america. as you said, made in vietnam. on the other hand, we give 101 he billion dollars to the import-export bank to subsidize banks so they can build factories overseas so workers who are not almost nothing can be paid. then we have the president's head of...
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our deficits are falling at the in 60 years. we have cut the deficit in half office. took [ applause ] and some of the things that the forublicans are asking right now would actually add to our deficits. seriously. this is not about spending. this is not about fiscal responsibility. this whole thing is about one thing -- the republican obsession with dis mantling the denyingble care act and affordable health insurance to millions of americans. becomes all that has about. that seems to be the only thing that unites the republican days. these through this whole fight they said the american people don't obama care so we should shut down the government to delay it. or problem.e is the the government is now shut down. but the affordable care act is still open for business. so they are not even accomplishing what they say accomplish.o and by the way, in the first two days, since the new basically the big group plans that we set up, the first two days that they opened, websites where you can compare and purchase new plans and maybe get tax credits to reduce your costs, milli
our deficits are falling at the in 60 years. we have cut the deficit in half office. took [ applause ] and some of the things that the forublicans are asking right now would actually add to our deficits. seriously. this is not about spending. this is not about fiscal responsibility. this whole thing is about one thing -- the republican obsession with dis mantling the denyingble care act and affordable health insurance to millions of americans. becomes all that has about. that seems to be the...
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if we want to talk about deficit reduction,let pass comprehensive immigration reform. immigrants are a -- entrepreneurial talent creating opportunity for the rest of our -- throughout inagree knewty and hard work. in four new small business owners in our country is an immigrant. in my city, new york, there are 69,000 immigrants, small businesses owners. accounting for half of new york's small establishment. this -- business revenue of $30 million. those who claim immigrant -- from other americans have it backwards. creating new companies and jobs. nationally 40% of fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants and their children. those who come to the country often work in field support to our country's long-term prosperity and critical to our national work force. immigrants account for over half of all ph.d. working in mass computer science, and engineering occupations. these young people come here and -- of our educational system to secure a degree but then we ask them to leave. reform should allow the talented students to stay in the u.s. and help our businesses
if we want to talk about deficit reduction,let pass comprehensive immigration reform. immigrants are a -- entrepreneurial talent creating opportunity for the rest of our -- throughout inagree knewty and hard work. in four new small business owners in our country is an immigrant. in my city, new york, there are 69,000 immigrants, small businesses owners. accounting for half of new york's small establishment. this -- business revenue of $30 million. those who claim immigrant -- from other...
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the deficit is high so they want to cut spending. the president has put entitlement cuts on the table. the difference of opinion is whether or not we should also raise taxes as part of that deal to deal with the deficit here at the president, the senate, democrats in the house, which i realize is irrelevant because we do not have the votes, but unfortunately for you guys, they do in the senate and the president has the veto. if there is going to be any entitlement cuts, they have to be accompanied by tax increases and republicans say absolutely not, we're not going to do that. so that is the divide. the problem is the republicans won 234 seats in the house. they lost the overall vote in congress by a count of 52 to 48. but they did not win the presidency or the senate. so they are trying to take those 234 votes and jam their broader agenda down everybody's throat, and the peace that they have is they are willing to not fund the government and not raise the debt ceiling in order to put us in a bad position to do that. i'll tell you, d
the deficit is high so they want to cut spending. the president has put entitlement cuts on the table. the difference of opinion is whether or not we should also raise taxes as part of that deal to deal with the deficit here at the president, the senate, democrats in the house, which i realize is irrelevant because we do not have the votes, but unfortunately for you guys, they do in the senate and the president has the veto. if there is going to be any entitlement cuts, they have to be...
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during his eight years in the clinton white house helped negotiate the 1993 and 1997 deficit reduction acts an championed the children's health insurance program, earned income credit and direct student loan program. between the clinton and obama administrations he worked at the brookings institution, center for american progress and the council on foreign relations working on a range of economics and education issues. he is the co-author of a book on girls education and pro growth progressive and economic strategy for shared prosperity. he graduated from the university of minnesota and yale law school. he is a native of ann arbor, michigan, and will rejoin his family in california at the end of the year. when he finishes the remarks we will move over hear for q&a. thank you very much. gene. >> well, thank you very much for having us here today. i want to thank jim doyle very much, not just for today but for all of the leadership of business forward, all the consultations, even the recent meeting with your small business advisory committee as we went into this recent round of budget di
during his eight years in the clinton white house helped negotiate the 1993 and 1997 deficit reduction acts an championed the children's health insurance program, earned income credit and direct student loan program. between the clinton and obama administrations he worked at the brookings institution, center for american progress and the council on foreign relations working on a range of economics and education issues. he is the co-author of a book on girls education and pro growth progressive...
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while a plan to reduce our deficit has to be part of the agenda, but deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. we learned in the 1990 costs when bill clinton was president that nothing shrieks of deficit faster than a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs. that should be the focus, they can america a magnet for good jobs and equipping our people with the skills required to fill those jobs and that their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should push ourselves to think about every day. that is what the american people expect. that is what i will work on every single day to help deliver. i need everybody who is watching today to understand we have a few days. congress could do the right thing. we could avert just one more washington-manufactured pop him that slows our recovery -- manufactured problem that slows our recovery and that would do right by first responders, america's middle class, and what i will be working and fighting for over the next few weeks and years. thank you very much, everybody. thank you for your service. [applause] [a
while a plan to reduce our deficit has to be part of the agenda, but deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. we learned in the 1990 costs when bill clinton was president that nothing shrieks of deficit faster than a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs. that should be the focus, they can america a magnet for good jobs and equipping our people with the skills required to fill those jobs and that their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should...
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our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years. here in buffalo, the governor and the mayor were describing over a billion dollars in investment, riverfront being changed, construction booming -- signs of progress.[applause] so thanks to the grit and the resilience of the american people, we've cleared away the rubble from the financial crisis. we've started to lay the foundation for a stronger, more durable economic growth. but as any middle-class family will tell you, as folks here in buffalo will tell you, we're not where we need to be yet. because even before the crisis hit -- and it sounds like buffalo knows something about this -- we were living through a decade where a few at the top were doing better and better, most families were working harder and harder just to get by. manufacturing was leaving, jobs moving overseas, losing our competitive edge. and it's a struggle for a lot of folks. so reversing this trend should be, must be, washington's highest priority. it's my highest priority. [applause] i've got to say it's not a
our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years. here in buffalo, the governor and the mayor were describing over a billion dollars in investment, riverfront being changed, construction booming -- signs of progress.[applause] so thanks to the grit and the resilience of the american people, we've cleared away the rubble from the financial crisis. we've started to lay the foundation for a stronger, more durable economic growth. but as any middle-class family will tell you, as folks here...
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secondly, the deficit has been now cut in half and we build on $2.5 trillion deficit redpux we passed now since 2011 to continue to tackle this challenge fairly and responsibly. third, our budget keeps the promise we have made to our seniors, families and communities. the budget that passed the house reflects different values and priorities. but it was our job to get in a room, make some comprises with them, and find a way to bring those two budgets together. a lot i have hoped we could start this bipartisan budget negotiations far sooner and avoid last month's crisis. the budget conference that now has begun started last week offers us now the opportunity to break this cycle of gridlock and dysfunction and start moving our country back in the right direction. we have a chance now to turn our attention back to where it belongs. strengthening our economy and creating jobs. continue making responsible spending cuts while closing wasteful tax loopholes that are used by the wealthiest americans and biggest cooperation. and show the american people that congress can work together. we can c
secondly, the deficit has been now cut in half and we build on $2.5 trillion deficit redpux we passed now since 2011 to continue to tackle this challenge fairly and responsibly. third, our budget keeps the promise we have made to our seniors, families and communities. the budget that passed the house reflects different values and priorities. but it was our job to get in a room, make some comprises with them, and find a way to bring those two budgets together. a lot i have hoped we could start...
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it would add to the deficit. there have been a couple of republicans in the white house have been smart now have say we're going repeal obviously you're doing some funny business there with the budget. but look, nothing is free. the bottom line, though, is do we want the continue to live in a society where we have got the most because their families aren't linked up with a primary care physician who is providing them regular care, where the costs to society for reduced productivity, illnesses, et. cetera burden our businesses. is that the kind of society we aspire to? i think the answer is no. and the notion that we would resist or at los some -- at los some -- at least some would resist as fiercely as they can. make it their number one agenda. perpetuate a system in which millions of people across the country hard working americans don't have access to health care. i think is wrong. [applause] the -- [applause] we have to -- [applause] we have to close. i'll close with a story, you know, i told you all this morn
it would add to the deficit. there have been a couple of republicans in the white house have been smart now have say we're going repeal obviously you're doing some funny business there with the budget. but look, nothing is free. the bottom line, though, is do we want the continue to live in a society where we have got the most because their families aren't linked up with a primary care physician who is providing them regular care, where the costs to society for reduced productivity, illnesses,...
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you want to reduce the deficit, invest in education. you want to increase the deficit? cut education. but let's sit down and talk about that. and the path to get there is one that says, say yes to 986, we did, your number, said accept our offer, we won't offer any instruction to the committee, but don't continue to be the tea party of no. mr. speaker, get -- i hope that the speaker -- is that allowed, mr. speaker? i hope the speaker will give us a vote so we can see where this congress stands on the serious responsibility that we have and that the republicans will even accept what they are asking us to accept. this rule should be voted down. this commission is a joke. whether you call it the ted cruz commission or the super-- superin what way? certainly not super in meeting the needs of the american people. to recap. a, we're giving 200 votes for your number. take yes for an answer. b, speaker doesn't want any conditions or discussion or anything else on the floor about the budget, we're willing to accept that. take yes for an answer. with that i ask for a no vote on th
you want to reduce the deficit, invest in education. you want to increase the deficit? cut education. but let's sit down and talk about that. and the path to get there is one that says, say yes to 986, we did, your number, said accept our offer, we won't offer any instruction to the committee, but don't continue to be the tea party of no. mr. speaker, get -- i hope that the speaker -- is that allowed, mr. speaker? i hope the speaker will give us a vote so we can see where this congress stands...